As I mentioned in my Olympics BINGO post, I am soooo excited about the Olympics being in Brazil and starting this week. I wanted to share a few recipes with you to make for your family and this is a favorite – Pão de Queijo or Brazilian Cheese Bread (also known as Brazilian Cheese Balls).
Pão de Queijo
These little bread balls were my favorite thing on our trip to Brazil. I found them everywhere and they are just the tastiest little things. Yuuuuuuuum. They are definitely best when served warm.
There isn’t much to the recipe. The only thing that is a little tricky is finding the tapioca flour. (It is the same thing as tapioca starch, FYI). But if you know where to look, it’s not a big deal. You can find it in the aisle with other flours. And it has the consistency of cornstarch.
We had a church activity a few years ago with different countries represented. I was asked to make a few things from Brazil and this was one of the recipes I made.
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When you make the batter, it’s really thin. Don’t worry. It will turn out!
Brazilian Cheese Bread
Brazilian Cheese Bread
Ingredients
- 1 egg at room temperature (best to start with room temperature egg)
- ⅓ c olive oil
- ⅔ c milk
- 1 ½ c tapioca flour
- ½ c grated cheese (your preference but I used cheddar cheese)
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Spray olive oil around the insides of each well of a mini-muffin tin.
- In a blender, combine the egg, oil, milk, flour and salt.
- Process until the mixture is smooth, scraping down the sides of the blender once or twice.
- Add the cheese and blend for just a little bit, until the cheese is mixed in throughout the batter.
- Pour batter into prepared mini-muffin tin, leaving a little room at the top.
- Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes, until lightly browned. Do NOT over bake.
- Remove from oven and let cool on a rack for a few minutes before serving.
- Best served warm!
Nutrition
Does it have to be in a blender ? Can u use hand beaters or something else ? Thanks.